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1924 Chicago, Illinois - 1981. Known for: Grotesque figurative images, part of Monster Roster movement.
Seymour Rosofsky is one of the key figures in twentieth century Chicago art. Emerging in the late 1940s as part of the movement later dubbed the “Monster Roster,” alongside Leon Golub, Nancy Spero,... Read full biography
Seymour Rosofsky is one of the key figures in twentieth century Chicago art. Emerging in the late 1940s as part of the movement later dubbed the “Monster Roster,” alongside Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, June Leaf, and Dominick Di Meo, he initially painted grotesque, existentially angst-ridden figures,... Read full biography
Seymour Rosofsky is one of the key figures in twentieth century Chicago art. Emerging in the late 1940s as part of the movement later dubbed the “Monster Roster,” alongside Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, June Leaf, and Dominick Di Meo, he initially painted grotesque, existentially angst-ridden figures, perfect little monsters. By the early 1960s, Rosofsky had begun to develop a singularly fantastical style rooted in observational painting, creating unflinching masterworks like Unemployment Agency,... Read full biography
Seymour Rosofsky is one of the key figures in twentieth century Chicago art. Emerging in the late 1940s as part of the movement later dubbed the “Monster Roster,” alongside Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, June Leaf, and Dominick Di Meo, he initially painted grotesque, existentially angst-ridden figures, perfect little monsters. By the early 1960s, Rosofsky had begun to develop a singularly fantastical style rooted in observational painting, creating unflinching masterworks like Unemployment Agency, (which has hung in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office) and Homage to Spain, Thalydomide Children, Others (in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago). Rosofsky’s brilliance as a painter is widely recognized, but he was also a spectacular draughtsman... Read full biography
Seymour Rosofsky is one of the key figures in twentieth century Chicago art. Emerging in the late 1940s as part of the movement later dubbed the “Monster Roster,” alongside Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, June Leaf, and Dominick Di Meo, he initially painted grotesque, existentially angst-ridden figures, perfect little monsters. By the early 1960s, Rosofsky had begun to develop a singularly fantastical style rooted in observational painting, creating unflinching masterworks like Unemployment Agency, (which has hung in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office) and Homage to Spain, Thalydomide Children, Others (in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago). Rosofsky’s brilliance as a painter is widely recognized, but he was also a spectacular draughtsman with a particular interest in drawing as both a process and a medium. Source:. Website of... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesUnion League Club of Chicago Art Collection
2003Richter, Marianne; Wendy Greenhouse (Essays)308 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)1,117 pagesChicago, The City and Its Artists 1945-1978
1978
(Exhibition catalog)Kirkpatrick, D/Charles Lewis215 pagesContemporary Figurative Painting in the Midwest Invitational Exhibition at the Madison Art Center
1977
(Exhibition catalog)Wilfer, Joseph E. (Intro)52 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesThe New Humanism Art in a Time of Change
1974Schwartz, Barry192 pages (color)Fantastic Images Chicago Art since 1945
1972Schulze, Franz223 pages (color)Human Concern/Personal Torment The Grotesque in American Art
1969
(Exhibition catalog)Doty, Robert72 pages (color)